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Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers

Role Overview

Operate or tend washing or dry-cleaning machines to wash or dry-clean industrial or household articles, such as cloth garments, suede, leather, furs, blankets, draperies, linens, rugs, and carpets. Includes spotters and dyers of these articles.

Salary by State (top paying)

State Median salary
Washington $39,220
North Dakota $37,710
Oregon $37,190
District of Columbia $37,070
Vermont $37,030
Maine $36,840
California $36,740
Montana $36,640
Minnesota $36,560
Massachusetts $36,310
Connecticut $36,180
Colorado $36,140
New Hampshire $35,760
Rhode Island $35,550
Alaska $35,500

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See the Salary by State table above for state-level median wages from OEWS data.

BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), BLS Employment Projections.

Median Annual Salary

$33,800

Projected Growth (10yr)

+5.4%

Avg. annual openings

31.9k

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